Privacy Act 1993
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The Privacy Act 1993 was New Zealand’s principal data protection law that regulated the collection, use, and disclosure of personal information by public and private sector agencies.
Statements (45)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
New Zealand statute
ⓘ
data protection law ⓘ |
| aimedToBalance |
individual privacy interests
ⓘ
public interest in information use and disclosure ⓘ |
| allowed |
access by individuals to personal information held about them
ⓘ
correction of personal information by individuals ⓘ |
| appliesTo |
private sector agencies
ⓘ
public sector agencies ⓘ |
| commencedInYear | 1993 ⓘ |
| contained |
exceptions for law enforcement
ⓘ
exceptions for national security ⓘ exceptions for statistical and research purposes ⓘ |
| country | New Zealand ⓘ |
| createdOffice | Office of the Privacy Commissioner NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| enforcedBy | Privacy Commissioner (New Zealand) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| established | information privacy principles ⓘ |
| hadEffectUntil | 2020 ⓘ |
| hasPurpose |
to promote and protect individual privacy
ⓘ
to regulate handling of personal information ⓘ |
| inspiredBy | international data protection principles ⓘ |
| jurisdiction | New Zealand ⓘ |
| languageOfDocument | English ⓘ |
| legalSystem | common law ⓘ |
| legislature | New Zealand Parliament NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| numberOfPrinciples | 12 ⓘ |
| partOf | New Zealand privacy law framework ⓘ |
| providedFor |
complaints to the Privacy Commissioner
ⓘ
investigation of alleged privacy breaches ⓘ |
| region | Oceania ⓘ |
| regulated |
information privacy practices of government agencies
ⓘ
information privacy practices of private organisations ⓘ |
| regulates |
collection of personal information
ⓘ
disclosure of personal information ⓘ use of personal information ⓘ |
| repealedBy | Privacy Act 2020 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| royalAssent | 1993 ⓘ |
| scope |
private sector
ⓘ
public sector ⓘ |
| shortTitle | Privacy Act 1993 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| status | repealed ⓘ |
| subjectMatter |
information privacy
ⓘ
personal information ⓘ |
| typeOfInformationRegulated | personal information about identifiable individuals ⓘ |
| wasPrincipalDataProtectionLawOf | New Zealand NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| yearEnacted | 1993 ⓘ |
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